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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), applauds following the unveiling of a plaque at one of the livestock barns at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon, which was renamed in honour of late renowned veterinarian, Dr. Thomas Phillip Lecky, during the 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 4. Others (from left) are: outgoing Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant; Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; and JAS President-elect, Lenworth Fulton. The 66th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show is being held from August 4 to 6 under the theme: ‘Grow What We Eat, Eat What We Grow: Agriculture, Securing Our Future’.

Gov’t Targeting Increased Benefits for Greater Youth Involvement in Agriculture

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says young people involved in farming will be able to utilise the proposed agro-processing facility to be developed at the old Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex on Spanish Town Road, Kingston....

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (fourth left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), with the 13 finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Festival Queen Competition. Occasion was the annual Festival Queen Breakfast, which was hosted at Jamaica House on Tuesday (July 31) by Mrs. Holness, who is the competition’s Patron.

Festival Queen Finalists Will Be Among Future Leaders – Holness

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, converses with three wards of the State, at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Education Transitioning Forum held today (July 31), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The agency also recognised 157 children who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The event was staged to prepare the students to make a smooth transition to high school.

Parents Encouraged to Help Children Focus on Tertiary Education

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), welcomes President, Junior Chamber International (JCI), Jamaica, Dwayne Gayle (left), when he called on him at the Ministry, National Heroes Circle, Kingston, on Friday (July 27). At centre is Vice President, JCI, Rhonda Anderson. The JCI is an international non-profit organisation that creates an atmosphere within which young people between 18 and 40 years of age can develop their leadership skills. The JCI movement also seeks to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive changes in society.

Min. Floyd Green and Junior Chamber

Principal Finance Officer at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Rosalie Phipps (2nd right), along with Co-Task Team Leader at the World Bank, Karlene Francis (2nd left), and Project Manager for the OPM Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project, Margery Newland (right), celebrate with animation instructors at the closing ceremony for YEDAI's 'Train the Trainers' course held on (July 27) at the Excelsior Community College in Kingston. Fifty animation instructors participated in the training.

50 Animation Instructors Trained under Youth Employment Project

Attorney General and Member of Parliament for St. James West Central, Marlene Malahoo Forte (second right), and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (centre), sign contracts for JSIF’s 2018 summer camps, at the agency

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2,500 to Benefit from JSIF Summer Camps

A total of 2,500 children and young people from communities across the island are slated to benefit from a series of summer camps being staged by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.4 million. The 36 camps, which got under way on July 1 and will run until August 31, involve collaboration with the Ministry of...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Youth for Sustainable Development (Y4SD), Rochelle Reid James, prior to the start of a two-day Y4SD conference at the University of Technology (UTech), in St. Andrew, on Thursday (July 26).

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Entrepreneurship Classes in All High Schools September

Starting in September this year, entrepreneurship classes will become mandatory in all high schools. State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says this is one of the major initiatives of the Government to revamp the education system to produce more rounded individuals. “[We have] realigned our curriculum in what we now call the new standards curriculum to...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), examines a sledgehammer, which was one of several pieces of tools and equipment valued approximately $3 million that were donated to the Flanker Skills Training Institute in Montego Bay, St. James, by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC). The donations were handed over during a presentation ceremony at the institute on Tuesday (July 24). Others (from left) are Acting Senior Director of the Workforce Development and Employment Division, HEART Trust/NTA, Elain Holloway; and CHEC Deputy General Manager, Dr. Zhimin Hu. In the foreground is Acting Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Jamaica Defence Force, Major Garth Anderson.

8 years ago National Security and PeaceYouth

CHEC Donates Equipment Valued $3M to Flanker Skills Training Institute

Programmes offered at the Flanker Skills Training Institute in Montego Bay, St. James, have been boosted with the provision of equipment valued approximately $3 million by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). The donation has been facilitated under a partnership with the Government of Jamaica. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Institute on Tuesday (July 24), National Security Minister, Hon....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing journalists during Wednesday’s (July 25) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. Looking on is Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Gov’t Providing $8.39b in High School Budgetary Support for 2018/19 Academic Year

The Government has earmarked $8.39 billion in budgetary support for high schools for the 2018/19 academic year. This represents a $435.8-million increase over the previous year, according to Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. He was speaking during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 25). Senator Reid said operational and social grants...

Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alicia Lindsay, addresses Brunswick Jamaica

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

PEP Will Better Enable Teachers to Design Lesson Plans

With the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), teachers will have a more complete assessment of students’ capabilities, better enabling them to design lesson plans to meet their learning needs, says Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alicia Lindsay. “So teachers can plan more strategically as they look at what the trends are, what the weaknesses are,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), addresses the Jamaica Leadership Summit held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 19). Seated from right are Natasha and Jamar Wright of Mind Food International, which organised the event.

8 years ago EducationYouth

Mentoring the Youth Matters

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has underscored the value of mentorship programmes in improving outcomes for underperforming or unattached young people. Mr. Green, who was addressing the Jamaica Leadership Summit at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 19), noted that initiatives that match students who are not...

Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Ministry and Parent-Teacher Association to Stage PEP Sessions

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is partnering with the National Parent-Teacher Association (NPTAJ) to stage a series of information fora on the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). Making the disclosure, Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, said the islandwide events will commence during the last two weeks in August and will include presentations from portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon....